The Detroit Film Theatre has shown many
films by French director Bertrand
Tavernier (who appeared in person at the DFT in March 2003). His A
Week's Vacation (1980) was described by Detroit News movie
reviewer Susan Stark as "an unhurried, meditative and ultimately
encouraging film" (September 23, 1982). Another highlight of the DFT
month was Smash
Palace, "the first film from New Zealand to reach America."
(Peter Ross, Detroit News, September 9, 1982). Smash Palace
later appeared at the Maple 1-2-3.

At
the Redford on September 10 and 11, moviegoers hopped on a Carousel
(1956) with Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae, and enjoyed memorable tunes
by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein (like "If I Loved You"
and "You'll Never Walk Alone"). The artistry and genius of Orson
Welles was showcased on September 24 and 25, in the innovative and compelling
Citizen
Kane (1941). On September 18, theatre organist and pianist Harry Koenig
made the melodies of the Barton Theatre Pipe Organ come alive.

The
summer movie season of 1982 brought in a record $1.5 billion between Memorial
Day and Labor Day, reported Susan Stark of the Detroit News on
September 17. The top blockbusters were E.T.,
Rocky
III, and Star
Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn.